Hardboard Or Plywood Under Carpet

But normally the carpet cleaner will get the blame.
Hardboard or plywood under carpet. The carpet will still tuck in between the grippers and skirting just like it should do. In fact the warranties of all resilient floor surfaces allow the use of certain apa graded plywood as underlayment. Use hardboard in living rooms and bedrooms under carpet carpet tiles and sheet vinyls. Also if we was to think a head of future floorcoverings that may be installed then if plywood is already down it will have to be uplifted and.
Use plywood under cork and vinyl tiles and always in kitchens bathrooms and. Hardboard is very inexpensive compared to plywood and it should conform easily to the existing framing and will cover small knot holes. Tiles ideally should be laid directly on to concrete but if you wish to lay them over floorboards use 12mm hardboard or plywood and fix it down firmly with screws every 300mm or so. The thickness of hardboard is almost nonexistent.
The reason why the carpet shrunk was because of the fixings holding the gripper down failed due to the hardboard not down to the carpet cleaner. The grippers can go on top without any issues. Lay the hardboard smooth side up for self adhesive tiles and rough side up if using adhesive. The wood is so dry that it has some serious splinters.
Follow the finished floor covering manufacturer s instructions. The easiest way to do this is to cover the boards with a thin layer 3mm 12mm of hardboard giving yourself a smooth flat surface to work on.